[dd74]

Well, I do believe some of the Enron executives have been to court already, and are being investigated. I don't know how many of them are currently working on the same level they were before.

I'm only being devil's advocate here, and hope this doesn't sound to glib: but Martha, like most high-energy, high-powered CEOs, might look at this as merely a failure of herself. They seem to have more pride than realistic sense. These guys are made of stuff that is almost superhuman in their ability to take jabs and punches (and possibly prison) in the short run, but keep focus on the long run, which is to build and maintain a successful company.

Case in point: Gerald Levine, who ruined Warner Bros for ALL of us with the AOL merger. This merger was the worst business decision in the history of business, and it's historically all on his shoulders. I'm surprised he hasn't committed suicide, or someone hasn't assassinated him. Yet, Levine has perservered: he has another exec. job with a health food company. With him, like most CEOs, it's a pride thing - CEOs need to prove to themselves that they can come back into the fray, and be successful. It's almost genetic.

I do hope Martha pulls through. I don't particularly like the woman, especially now, but she is extremely gifted and intelligent. Plus, as Blue says, she's a ***** - which means she's also a fighter. If at all, who else can make an industry out of folding napkins? I think the sign of her greatness will be if she can bounce back. I wouldn't be surprised if she did make some sort of comeback, given her area of expertise and how visible it is - a nice home setting makes everyone happy...

...as opposed to someone like Michael Milliken, whose work was not as tangible, and thus not as visible.